Writer-In-Progress

There are so many cool things in the writing process that get me excited (easy feat, I’ve been told). When an idea comes together, when a query snaps along, when an editor loves an idea and asks for more, more, more….

 

and when the contract comes.

 

There’s something satisfying about the contract that puts the whole process in stone for me. I’ve sold to small ezines and small magazines that don’t offer contracts but do offer some small token of payment…maybe $5, maybe $10, but they let you keep all your rights for those two paragraphs. Ain’t nothin’ wrong with that either–those little gems are the ones you can sell and resell, marketing your name and writing talent while picking up a little more dough along the way.

 

But there’s something I just really dig about signing a contract and faxing it back. I received mine from the RWR yesterday afternoon. Didn’t have a chance to fax it back yet but it’s #1 on my to-do list. Surprised it didn’t take more rights, but that’s a good thing…resell potential along with tweaking ideas for targeting the same idea to a new publication in the future.

 

And the note from the editor was nice too. She told me I’ll love the layout and that she can’t wait for me to see it. Of course I will. It’s one of the plusses of freelance vs. fiction publishing–I don’t get bad covers …lol…

 

So now the funnest (yes, it’s a word) part of the entire writing process is about to come to fruition….getting the magazine with my article inside….

 

Back to writing….

 

Beth